Ap Psych- Unit 4: Learning

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Learn to associate 2 stimuly & thus to anticipate events

Unconditioned stimulus

stimulus that naturally & automatically evokes a responsee

Unconditioned Response

an unlearned, naturally occurring response to a US

Conditioned Stimulus

trigger a conditioned response AFTER with the US

Conditioned Response

Learned Response to a previously neutral, but now conditioned stimulus

Acquisition

Initial stage of pairing when 1 links a NS and an US so that the NS comes to trigger a CR

Higher-order conditioning

Linking a new CS to a new NS, creating a 2nd(often weaker) conditioned stimulus

Extinction

The diminishing or elimination of a CR when the US does not follow the CS any longer

Spontaneous Recovery

After a pause, the reemergence of an extinguished CR

Generalization

The tendency that once a response has been conditioned, similar stimuli will also elicit similar responses

Discrimination

The learned ability to distinguish between a CS & stimuli that are different& thus do not signal an US

Operant Conditioning

A behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punishment

Shaping